Sam Rouse

Tridium, a global software and services company, develops and markets a universal software framework targeted at solving the challenges associated with managing smart devices1. Software frameworks provide a platform to allow businesses to more easily build their product offerings. Tridium's core technology, the patented Niagara Framework® (or"Niagara"), a Java-based framework, provides a software infrastructure to integrate diverse systems and devices - regardless of manufacturer or communication protocol - into a unified platform that can be easily managed in real time over the Internet using a standard web browser. Niagara is being successfully applied in energy-services, building-automation, and industrial-automation markets today.